Colonial America Quiz

Challenge yourself with questions on Jamestown, Revolutionary War, religious tolerance, and more in this Colonial America quiz!

#1

Who was the first permanent English settlement in North America?

Roanoke
Plymouth
Jamestown
Boston
1 answered
#2

What was the main cash crop in the Southern colonies during the colonial period?

Wheat
Indigo
Tobacco
Cotton
1 answered
#3

Which colony was founded as a haven for Catholics seeking religious freedom?

Rhode Island
Maryland
Connecticut
Delaware
1 answered
#4

Which famous sermon is associated with the Great Awakening in the American colonies?

Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death
Common Sense
The Federalist Papers
1 answered
#5

Which Native American confederation played a significant role in the conflicts with European colonists in the Great Lakes region during the 17th century?

Powhatan Confederacy
Wampanoag Confederacy
Iroquois Confederacy
Apache Confederacy
1 answered
#6

Which European country founded the colony of New Netherlands, later seized by the English and renamed New York?

Spain
France
Netherlands
England
1 answered
#7

Which event marked the beginning of the American Revolutionary War?

Boston Tea Party
Lexington and Concord
Intolerable Acts
Declaration of Independence
#8

Who wrote 'Common Sense,' a pamphlet that argued for American independence?

Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
Thomas Paine
#9

Who was the leader of the Virginia militia during the French and Indian War?

George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
#10

What was the purpose of the Proclamation of 1763?

To declare war on France
To establish the colonies' independence
To prevent westward expansion beyond the Appalachian Mountains
To grant religious freedom
#11

What was the significance of the Albany Plan of Union proposed by Benjamin Franklin in 1754?

It established the first form of self-government in the colonies
It called for the abolition of slavery
It sought to unite the colonies against the French during the French and Indian War
It proposed the creation of the first colonial currency
#12

Who was the Native American leader who played a crucial role in the early stages of the Jamestown settlement?

Sitting Bull
Pocahontas
Squanto
Crazy Horse
#13

What was the primary cause of the Salem Witch Trials in 1692?

Political unrest
Religious tensions
Economic hardship
Environmental factors
#14

Which colony was founded by Quakers and had a policy of religious tolerance?

Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Maryland
#15

Who was the primary author of the Articles of Confederation?

James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
John Dickinson
#16

What event led to the imposition of the Stamp Act by the British Parliament?

Boston Massacre
Tea Act
Quartering Act
French and Indian War
#17

What was the purpose of the Townshend Acts imposed by the British Parliament in 1767?

To tax tea imported by the colonies
To regulate colonial trade
To tax imports such as glass, paper, and tea
To establish a colonial militia
#18

Who was the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War?

Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
John Adams
Benedict Arnold
#19

What was the outcome of the Boston Massacre in 1770?

British victory
Colonial independence
Formation of the Continental Congress
Several colonists were killed by British soldiers
#20

Which document outlined the framework for the government of the Plymouth Colony and is considered an early form of self-government in the English colonies?

Mayflower Compact
Albany Plan of Union
Magna Carta
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

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